MODEL GRIDDED SOUNDING PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /mnt/atlas/data/models/rap/2508030900F036.rap.sound Reading from grid file:/mnt/atlas/data/models/rap/2508030900F036.rap.sound Searching file for grids... VAR_make_datatype: no ltype: 10 VAR_make_datatype: no ltype: 10 VAR_make_datatype: no ltype: 20 Date: 36 hour RUC valid 21Z MON 4 AUG 25 Station: 38.62,-90.50 Latitude: 38.62 Longitude: -90.50 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- LEV PRES HGHT TEMP DEWP RH DD WETB DIR SPD THETA THE-V THE-W THE-E W mb m C C % C C deg knt K K K K g/kg ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 0 1000 155 SFC 998 171 23.5 21.3 87 2.2 22.0 69 5 296.9 299.8 295.2 343.6 16.18 2 950 601 19.5 18.8 96 0.7 19.0 67 6 296.9 299.6 294.0 338.9 14.54 3 900 1065 16.8 16.3 97 0.5 16.4 58 4 298.8 301.1 293.5 336.8 13.05 4 850 1551 14.1 13.4 96 0.7 13.6 42 2 300.9 303.0 292.9 334.5 11.42 5 800 2062 11.3 9.6 89 1.8 10.3 102 1 303.2 305.0 292.0 331.2 9.41 6 750 2599 8.4 5.7 83 2.7 6.8 116 2 305.7 307.1 291.4 328.9 7.69 7 700 3166 5.4 2.1 80 3.2 3.6 108 4 308.4 309.6 291.2 328.1 6.39 8 650 3770 2.6 -3.4 64 6.1 -0.3 108 3 311.9 312.8 290.7 326.3 4.57 9 600 4413 -1.2 -12.1 44 10.8 -5.5 144 3 314.7 315.2 289.6 322.9 2.52 10 550 5100 -5.6 -18.2 36 12.5 -9.8 180 5 317.4 317.7 289.6 323.0 1.66 11 500 5840 -10.5 -19.7 47 9.2 -13.4 192 7 320.2 320.5 290.5 325.6 1.60 12 450 6641 -15.8 -25.1 45 9.3 -18.1 193 9 323.4 323.6 290.9 327.3 1.11 13 400 7519 -21.8 -25.7 71 3.8 -22.7 208 11 326.6 326.9 291.9 330.8 1.18 14 350 8487 -29.0 -30.5 86 1.6 -29.2 231 17 329.7 329.9 292.4 332.8 0.86 15 300 9569 -37.8 -41.5 68 3.7 -38.2 222 24 332.1 332.1 292.6 333.3 0.33 16 250 10795 -49.1 -51.5 76 2.4 -49.2 222 28 333.1 333.1 292.7 333.6 0.13 17 200 12245 -48.9 -75.9 3 27.0 -49.4 225 20 355.3 355.3 297.8 355.3 0.01 18 150 14124 -52.9 -81.9 2 29.0 -53.4 232 26 378.8 378.8 302.1 378.9 0.00 19 100 16661 -64.3 -87.8 3 23.5 -64.4 244 14 403.6 403.6 305.7 403.6 0.00 TRP 0 WND 0 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5685.68 m Freezing level: 616.08 mb = 4205.82 m = 13798.47 ft Wetbulb zero: 654.23 mb = 3716.94 m = 12194.55 ft Precipitable water: 1.66 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 71.04 % Est. max temperature: 27.65 C = 81.77 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 966.21 mb = 453.56 m = 1488.03 ft T: 20.87 C 700-500 lapse rate: 5.95 C/km ThetaE index: 20.72 C Layer 950.0- 550.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 931.64 mb = 768.39 m = 2520.93 ft Mean mixing ratio: 14.51 g/kg Conv temperature: 24.30 C = 75.74 F Cap Strength: 0.07 C Lifted Index: -3.52 C Risk: Severe thunderstorms possible Lifted Index @300 mb: -3.45 C Lifted Index @700 mb: -2.14 C Showalter Index: -1.36 C Risk: Thunderstorms probable Total Totals Index: 48.50 C Risk: Scattered moderate thunderstorms Vertical Totals Index: 24.60 C Cross Totals Index: 23.90 C K Index: 34.72 Risk: 60-80 % chance of thunderstorms Sweat Index: 170.81 Risk: None Energy Index: -1.79 Risk: Scattered severe thunderstorms Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 1108.05 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 47.08 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 0.00 J/kg Cap Strength: 0.07 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 934.39 mb = 743.07 m = 2437.87 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): 929.39 mb = 789.18 m = 2589.14 ft Equ Level (EL): 229.39 mb = 11354.00 m = 37250.20 ft B at Equ Level: 1086.62 J/kg Max Parcel Lev (MPL): 159.39 mb = 13727.76 m = 45038.03 ft Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 128.2 at 3.8 knts Storm direction: 158.2 at 2.9 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 0.6 neg: 0.1 tot: 0.7 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 18.8 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 2.0 neg: -5.3 tot: -3.3 m^2/s^2 ave: -1.1 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: -0.11 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 1.7 stream: -0.2 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.01 Bulk Rich Number: 332.63 Bulk Shear: 3.33 m/s